On April 9, a mostly-empty New South Wales Legislative Assembly debated whether student concession fares should be extended to international and part-time students. The debate was triggered by a petition started by the SRC and SUPRA late last year when it reached 20,000 signatures in March.
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NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen has released a response to the ‘Fair Fairs’ petition which signals that the government will not change their policy on concession cards for part time and international students.
The City of Sydney council passed a motion on April 8th in support of the campaign to get international and part time students concession opal cards as pressure mounts on the NSW government from student organisations, universities, and MPs to legislate the policy in the upcoming budget.
NSW’s intransigence stands in stark contrast with Victoria.